Wells Fargo Earnings Results For Q1 2018 Beat Estimates

Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE: WFC) released its Q1 2018 earnings results before opening bell this morning. Wells Fargo earnings rose to $1.12 per share on $21.9 billion in revenue, while the Street had been looking for $1.06 per share on $21.7 billion in revenue. In the year-ago quarter, Wells Fargo earnings amounted to $1.03 per share on $22.3 billion in revenue.

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Wells Fargo earnings for Q1 2018

Wells Fargo said the Q1 2018 earnings results reported this morning are preliminary and may end up needing revisions “to reflect additional accruals for the CFPB/OCC matter,” which will be finalized in its 10-Q filing.

The firm said its net interest income ticked down by 1% year over year to $12.2 billion, missing the consensus estimate of $12.65 billion. Total average loans fell 1% year over year to $951 billion quarter over quarter. Average deposits fell $2 billion to $1.3 trillion. Net charge-offs fell $64 million to $741 million. Return on assets amounted to 1.26%, while return on equity was 12.37%.

Community banking revenue was essentially flat year over year at $11.8 billion, while wholesale banking revenue fell to $7.3 billion from $7.6 billion a year ago. Wealth and investment management revenue ticked down to $4.24 billion from $4.26 billion.

The firm’s net interest margin held steady at 2.81%, but that missed the consensus, at 2.88%. Wells Fargo reported a Common Equity Tier 1 ratio of 12%. Net interest income fell $75 million quarter over quarter to $12.2 billion, as there were two fewer days in Q1 2018. Noninterest income fell $41 billion quarter over quarter to $9.7 billion.